mar 8, 1919 - Uprisings in empire

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Mar 9 Inspired in part by Wilson's Fourteen Points, an uprising occurs across Egypt opposed to Britain's occupation of their country. Delegates in Paris continue their strategies for peace.

Apr 13 In India, a mob murders five Europeans. A British senior officer overreacts, firing into a crowd, killing 379 and wounding 1,208 in less than ten minutes – to be known as that Jallianvala Bach (Amritsar) massacre. Many in India who had been for gradual steps toward self-rule now want complete independence.

May 4 Disclosed at the Peace Conference is the promise made to Japan for control of what had been Germany's holdings in China. Students in China learn that the Japanese bribed the warlord in Beijing to accept the move. Students invade the warlord's home and beat him senseless. Student protests give birth to the May 4th Movement, whose slogans are "struggle for sovereignty" and "throw out the warlord traitors." A boycott of Japanese goods begins.

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